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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 2018 9 East Creek Rd. Nantucket, MA 02554 508.228.0462 October 2018- November 2018 Volume 1, Issue 11 OUR ISLAND HOME Monthly Newsletter Inside This Issue: • Event spotlight • Elder Fair • Halloween Highlights: 1. Resident Quote 2. Employee & Volunteer of the Month 3. Upcoming Events Event Spotlight: Wheelers end of Season Party! On October 4th, Our Island Home residents, staff, family members and Nantucket Wheelers biking program gathered to celebrate the end of the very successful Wheelers season! More residents participated than ever before this year, and everyone had a great time coming together. Wheelers provided the pizza and the ice cream, and local musician Jeff Ross generously donated his time to provide the tunes for lots of dancing and memorable songs! Elder Fair The eleventh annual Elder Expo is Saturday, October 20th from 10am to 1pm at the Nantucket High school. This wonderful event is a must for anyone with a senior family member or anyone approaching their elder years. Be sure to stop by the Our Island Home table, we have lots to share with the Nantucket community! Halloween at OIH Please join us for the Halloween festivities at OIH! The Wee Whalers preschool will be visiting us for trick-or-treating and a Halloween sing-a-long at 10:30 am on 10/31, and later that day at 4:00pm we will be having a Halloween party in the OIH living room. Costumes and candy provided! 9 East Creek Rd Nantucket, MA 02554 PHONE: 508.228.0462 FAX: 508.228.6875 E-MAIL: Brett Lennerton Administrator blennerton@nantucket-ma.gov Employee of the Month Patty Dargie Patty has been with Our Island Home for over 35 years! She is one of our outstanding nurses, and has worked here in almost every nursing capacity: currently, she is our MDS coordinator and is beloved by residents and staff. Volunteer of the Month Renee Portnoy Every week, Renee brings her sweet, calming dog Madison to visit with the residents. They have both become an important part of the OIH community! Family Council: The next meeting is Wednesday, Family Council meeting will be on Wednesday, October 17th at 10:00am. The following month, Family Council will be on Wednesday, November 21st at 10:00am. Boys and Girls Club: kids from NBGC will come to visit with our residents on October 16th, 4pm Halloween Party: Please join us on Wednesday, October 31st at 4pm in the OIH living room for our Halloween party! Upcoming Musical Talent: Susan Berman is giving performances here on November 8th and 15th. A wonderful combination of original songs and covers! Mollie Glazer will share her classical music with the OIH community on October 22nd and November 5th and 12th. Paul Connors will give a folk music show on October 29th and November 1st. Steve Tornovish will do encore performances on October 23rd and November 8th. (The October date is changed from what was printed in the last newsletter) All music performances begin at 4pm, in the OIH living room. Upcoming Events Resident Portraiture Local Nantucket photographer Barbara Clarke is offering her portraiture services free of charge to OIH residents. If you would like to schedule group or individual portraits for your friend or family residing at OIH, please contact Taylor Hilst at thilst@nantucket-ma.gov to schedule an appointment. Resident Monthly Quote “This is a very nice place- there’s lots to do and everyone is friendly.” -Betty R We’re on the Web! See us at: www.nantucket- ma.gov Volunteer of the Month Renee Portnoy with her amazing dog, Madison (left)! Madison is 12 years old—we love our elders! Our Island Home art class artwork hung at the Greenhound building as part of Nantucket Arts Week!